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Industry sources tell Digitimes that shipments of aluminum capacitors from Malaysia could decrease by between 30 and 60 percent due to the Covid situation there. Lead times have increased to over six months.
The lockdowns in Malaysia have also affected the supply of ceramic capacitors, which are essential for circuit boards. A shortage of display driver chips this year could affect the manufacture of everything that comes with a screen.
Covid-related lockdowns in Malaysia have restrained the manufacture and supply of aluminum capacitors, adding another wrinkle to the global chip shortage. This follows recent problems in the supply of components like rare earth metals and ceramics.
